Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight __1__ before setting down. High desert winds had __2__ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be __3__ the city for a few minutes waiting to __4__. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened __5__ there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about forty－five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) __6__ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt __7__ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) __8__ space because it only __9__ to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very __10__.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be __11__ noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life...except one. A __12__ was having a good time! With each bump of the __13__， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I __14__ that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his  __15__. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown－ups have learned from __16__.He was __17__ the ride  because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having  understood this，I took a deep breath and __18__ back into my seat，pretending I was __19__ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even  __20__ to  giggle once or twice，much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1. A. mistake　　B. delay　　C. change 　　D. wind

2. A. forced     B. warned  C. swept      D. reminded

3. A. watching  B. visiting  C. circling     D. crossing

4. A. arrive     B. enter  C. stop         D. land

5. A. if       B. though  C. because      D. while

6. A. light    B. pale    C. easy         D. quick

7. A. sick     B. nervous  C. angry      D. afraid

8. A. empty   B. narrow  C. secret      D. open

9. A. happens  B. continues  C. fails     D. serves

10. A. quiet   B. hot   C.  dirty        D.  crowded  

11. A. partly  B.  gradually  C. shortly  D. clearly

12. A. pilot   B. baby  C.  guard  D.  man

13. A. seats         B.  passengers

C. flight         D. airplane

14. A. realized  B.  hoped      C.  agreed       D.  insisted

15. A. health   B. safety        C. joy           D. future

16. A. teachers  B. books       C.  experience    D.  practice

17. A. learning   B.  taking    C.  missing       D.  enjoying

18. A. sat       B. lay         C. went          D. rode

19. A. nearly     B.  finally    C.  really        D.  suddenly

20. A. attempted  B.  managed   C.  wanted      D.  decided

Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight             before setting down. High desert winds had       the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be        the city for a few minutes waiting to      . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile（同时） with our seat belts fastened      there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．Well，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车)     by comparison（比较起来）.

The movement was so fierce(猛烈的) that several passengers felt      and had to use airsickness（晕机） bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in a(n)      space because it only      to increase the discomfort of the situation.

  About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very   .

There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be     noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A     was having a good time! With each bump of the__ ___he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight. As I observed this，I        that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his      .He neither thought about the past nor about the future .Those are what we grown—ups have learned from      .He was     the ride  because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and          back into my seat，pretending（假装） I was       on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even       to giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(懊恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1.A. mistake               B. delay(延期)           C. change                D. wind

2.A. forced               B. warned                   C. swept                 D. reminded

3.A. watching             B. visiting           C. circling              D. crossing

4.A. arrive           B. enter                      C. stop                                   D. land

5.A. if                     B. though                    C. because                         D. while

6.A. light                   B. pale                      C. difficult                   D. quick

7.A. sick                   B. nervous                            C. a ngry                           D. afraid

8.A. empty               B. narrow                    C. secret                            D. open

9.A. happens             B. continues                  C. fails                                     D. serves

10.A. quiet              B. hot                        C. dirty                D. crowded

11.A. partly             B. gradually                          C. shortly(立刻)                   D. clearly

12.A. pilot             B. baby                       C. guard                       D. man

13.A. seats             B. passengers            C. flight                               D. airplane

14.A. realized           B. hoped              C. agreed                D. insisted

15.A. health              B. safety                C. joy                   D. wealth

16.A. teachers        B.  books               C. experience           D. friends

17.A. learning            B. taking                     C. missing                  D. enjoying

18.A. sat                   B. jumped                      C. went                 D. rode

19.A. nearly               B. finally                     C. really                  D. suddenly 

20.A. attempted       B. managed                          C. wanted                           D. decided

 

 

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 1before setting down. High desert winds had   2the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be   3the city for a few minutes waiting to   4. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened  5there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车)  6by comparison.

The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt  7and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in a(n)8space because it only 9to increase the discomfort of the situation.

  About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very 10.

There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 11noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A  12was having a good time! With each bump of the13!he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this，I 14that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his    15He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown—ups have learned from  16.He was 17the ride  because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having  understood this，I took a deep breath and   18back into my seat，pretending I was   19on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even  20to  giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

1.A. mistake      B. delay      C. change   D. wind

2.A. forced       B. warned     C. swept    D. reminded

3.A. watching     B. visiting    C. circling   D. crossing

4.A. arrive       B. enter       C. stop     D. land

5.A. if           B. though     C. because  D. while

6.A. light        B. pale        C. easy     D. quick

7.A. sick         B. nervous     C. angry    D. afraid

8.A. empty        B. narrow     C. secret   D. open

9.A. happens      B. continues   C. fails     D. serves

10.A. quiet         B. hot        C.  dirty    D.  crowded

11.A. partly         B.  gradually     C. shortly     D. clearly

12.A. pilot           B. baby          C.  guard     D.  man

13.A. seats          B.  passengers     C. flight     D. airplane

14.A. realized       B.  hoped        C.  agreed    D.  insisted

15.A. health       B. safety           C. joy        D. future

16.A. teachers         B. books         C.  experience   D.  practice

17.A. learning     B.  taking      C.  missing       D.  enjoying

18.A. sat        B. lay            C. went            D. rode

19.A. nearly      B.  finally      C.  really          D.  suddenly

20.A. attempted    B.  managed     C.  wanted       D.  decided

 

I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves．One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community．Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say．Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence （吊唁） calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased （已故的） woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today．It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today．That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take．It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty．Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better．After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty．The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens．That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen．It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault．The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it．He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks．He cries, and someone comes to attend to him．When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him．Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because __________________.

A．he wanted to comfort the two families

B．he was an official from the community

C．he had great pity for the deceased

D．he was priest of the local church

2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _______________________.

A．they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow

B．they believe that they were responsible

C．they had neglected the natural course of events

D．they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that ______.

A．everything in the world is predetermined

B．the world can be interpreted in different ways

C．there’s an explanation for everything in the world

D．we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

B．Every story should have a happy ending.

C．Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

D．In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .

 

 

I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves．One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community．Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say．Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence （吊唁） calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased （已故的） woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow , she would be alive today．It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today．That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take．It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty．Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better．After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty．The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens．That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen．It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault．The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it．He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks．He cries, and someone comes to attend to him．When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him．Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because     .

       A．he wanted to comfort the two families

       B．he was an official from the community

       C．he had great pity for the deceased        

       D．he was priest of the local church

2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because     .

       A．they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow

       B．they believe that they were responsible

       C．they had neglected the natural course of events

       D．they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that     .

       A．everything in the world is predetermined

       B．the world can be interpreted in different ways 

       C．there’s an explanation for everything in the world

       D．we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

       B．Every story should have a happy ending.

       C．Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

       D．In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .